MoonyReadsByStarlight | Reading Rush Vlog | Day 6 [CC] @moonyreadsbystarlight | Uploaded July 2020 | Updated October 2024, 3 hours ago.
I am Bek (they/them) and here is a little vlog from day 6. I finished The Black Condition Featuring Narcissus by Jayy Dodd and Persepolis 2 by Marjane Satrapi.
Music from BenSound
First Nations COVID Fund: firstnations.org/covid-19-emergency-response-fund
Help Black trans women:
change.org/p/boris-johnson-more-protection-for-black-trans-women-uk?recruiter=false&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_initial&utm_term=psf_combo_share_abi&recruited_by_id=41cca640-cb4e-11ea-b9eb-3902259fcef6
change.org/p/ron-desantis-justice-for-bree-black?recruiter=1019320520&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_initial&recruited_by_id=5187f980-0890-11ea-90a5-83b14c36b2fa
intransitive.org
marshap.org
blacktranstravelfund.com
tgijp.org
BLM links:
blacklivesmatters.carrd.co
Social Media:
Instagram: instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlight
Twitter: twitter.com/moony_reads
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moony
Email: moonyreadsbystarlight@gmail.com
I am Bek (they/them) and here is a little vlog from day 6. I finished The Black Condition Featuring Narcissus by Jayy Dodd and Persepolis 2 by Marjane Satrapi.
Music from BenSound
First Nations COVID Fund: firstnations.org/covid-19-emergency-response-fund
Help Black trans women:
change.org/p/boris-johnson-more-protection-for-black-trans-women-uk?recruiter=false&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_initial&utm_term=psf_combo_share_abi&recruited_by_id=41cca640-cb4e-11ea-b9eb-3902259fcef6
change.org/p/ron-desantis-justice-for-bree-black?recruiter=1019320520&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_initial&recruited_by_id=5187f980-0890-11ea-90a5-83b14c36b2fa
intransitive.org
marshap.org
blacktranstravelfund.com
tgijp.org
BLM links:
blacklivesmatters.carrd.co
Social Media:
Instagram: instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlight
Twitter: twitter.com/moony_reads
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moony
Email: moonyreadsbystarlight@gmail.com
![Reading Rush Vlog | Day 6 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/DnFZEdPK0e8/hqdefault.jpg "Reading Rush Vlog | Day 6 [CC]
I am Bek (they/them) and here is a little vlog from day 6. I finished The Black Condition Featuring Narcissus by Jayy Dodd and Persepolis 2 by Marjane Satrapi.
Music from BenSound
First Nations COVID Fund: https://www.firstnations.org/covid-19-emergency-response-fund/
Help Black trans women:
https://www.change.org/p/boris-johnson-more-protection-for-black-trans-women-uk?recruiter=false&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_initial&utm_term=psf_combo_share_abi&recruited_by_id=41cca640-cb4e-11ea-b9eb-3902259fcef6
https://www.change.org/p/ron-desantis-justice-for-bree-black?recruiter=1019320520&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_initial&recruited_by_id=5187f980-0890-11ea-90a5-83b14c36b2fa
intransitive.org
https://marshap.org/
https://www.blacktranstravelfund.com/
http://www.tgijp.org/
BLM links:
https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/
Social Media:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlight/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/moony_reads
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moony
Email: moonyreadsbystarlight@gmail.com")
![July Wrap-Up | Transathon and F*ckathon [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/E-1zVhaN0rU/hqdefault.jpg "July Wrap-Up | Transathon and F*ckathon [CC]
I am Bek (they/them) and here are the books that I read in July!
Mentioned:
Transathon: https://twitter.com/transathon
Fuckathon: https://twitter.com/theFuckAThon
Transmission Ep with Alex Myer: http://www.jacksonbird.cool/single-post/2018/10/18/Trans-People-in-the-American-Revolution-Alex-Myers
Books Mentioned:
The Henna Wars by Adiba Jaigardar
Given Vol 1 by Natsuki Kizu
Dear Evan Hansen by Val Emmich
Being Hospitable by MEka James
Our Dreams at Dusk Vol 4 by Yuhki Kamatani
The Girl from the Other Side by Nagabe
Hamlet No Fear Graphic Novel
Illness and Metaphor and AIDS and its Metaphors by Susan Sontag
The Seep by Chana Porter
Queering the Stage by Jack Mia Shamblin
The Black Condition Featuring Narcissus by Jayy Dodd
Persepolis 2 by Marjane Satrapi
Saga Vol 1 by Brian Vaughan
A Party for Lola by Caitlin Ricci
Gender Outlaw by Kate Bornstein
Shadows of the Dark Crystal by JM Lee
The Source of Self-Regard by Toni Morrison
Intersectionality as Critical Theory by Patricia Hill Collins
Namaah by Sarah Blake
First Nations COVID Fund: https://www.firstnations.org/covid-19-emergency-response-fund/
Help Black trans women:
https://www.change.org/p/boris-johnson-more-protection-for-black-trans-women-uk?recruiter=false&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_initial&utm_term=psf_combo_share_abi&recruited_by_id=41cca640-cb4e-11ea-b9eb-3902259fcef6
https://www.change.org/p/ron-desantis-justice-for-bree-black?recruiter=1019320520&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_initial&recruited_by_id=5187f980-0890-11ea-90a5-83b14c36b2fa
intransitive.org
https://marshap.org/
https://www.blacktranstravelfund.com/
http://www.tgijp.org/
BLM links:
https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/
Social Media:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlight/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/moony_reads
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moony
Email: moonyreadsbystarlight@gmail.com")
![Week-Long Reading Vlog || Wordle Challenge, Library Haul, Buddy Reads and More [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/EZgwO-B0RCk/hqdefault.jpg "Week-Long Reading Vlog || Wordle Challenge, Library Haul, Buddy Reads and More [CC]
I am Bek (they/them) and here is a little reading vlog. I tried out Sages Wordle reading challenge! I read a fantasy, a nonfiction, and an adult fiction book. And one of the books has a movie that goes with it that I also watched! I also read some of my buddy reads and take a trip to the library.
Sages Wordle vlog: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9yTwXFiDeM
Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dFgwq6aYWg
Time Stamps:
3:44 First word/book
12:10 Fist book wrap-up
15:55 Second word/book
17:14 Second Wrap-up
22:36 Third word
27:03 Third book
29:01 Buddy read update
31:04 More on third book
32:19 Library Trip
38:47 Third Wrap-up
42:58 Movie
Books Read/Discussed:
Legends & Lattes by Travis Bladree
Black Skin, White Masks by Frantz Fanon
You Will Get Through This Night by Dan Howell
Except for Palestine: The Limits of Progressive Politics by Marc Lamont Hill and Mitchell Plitnick
If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin
Music from Pixabay:
-Mellow Flute Lullaby by JuliusH
-Chill Abstract (Inatention) by Coma-Media
-Soft Daydream by EvgenyBardyuzha
Social Media, Etc.:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlight/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/moony_reads
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@moonystars93
StoryGraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/1ca70e9b-2813-4242-8860-0dbb635698f7
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moony
Email: moonyreadsbystarlight@gmail.com
Wishlist: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/33TXZE3QFOTL3?ref wl_share")
![Wrap-up Discussion 01 | HIV/AIDS History Topical TBR | Illness as Metaphor and Moving Politics [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/EfUDKQP70Qk/hqdefault.jpg "Wrap-up Discussion 01 | HIV/AIDS History Topical TBR | Illness as Metaphor and Moving Politics [CC]
I am Bek (they/them) and in this video, I discuss Illness as Metaphor and AIDS and Its Metaphors by Susan Sontag, as well as Moving Politics by Deborah Gould. I discuss a lot of the big points that I took from these in order to better understand the AIDS epidemic in the US. This includes discussion of ableism, pandemics, AIDS, history of the LGBT community in the 80s, and ACT UP.
Original TBR: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v yJfNAfDUUk
Time Stamps:
Illness as Metaphor: 01:00
AIDS and Its Metaphors: 08:05
Moving Politics: 17:14
Books on women and POC with HIV: 31:13
Next on my TBR: 34:01
Other Books Mentioned:
Patient Zero and the Making og the AIDS Epidemic by Richard A McKay
The Secret Epidemic by Jacob Levenson
Breaking the Walls of Silence by The Members of the ACE Program
Voices in the Band by Susan Ball
Queer and Loathing by David Feinberg
My American History by Sarah Schulman
Gifts of the Body by Rebecca Brown
The Normal Heart by Larry Kramer
Angels in America by Tony Kushner
More Information on HIV/AIDS:
CDC (learn more about PrEP and PEP and more): https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/basics/index.html
WHO: https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/hiv-aids
Also, look for your local groups that do outreach for HIV prevention!
Recommended viewing about ACT UP: United In Anger (on Kanopy and Amazon Prime)
First Nations COVID Fund: https://www.firstnations.org/covid-19-emergency-response-fund/
Ways to Donate for CA Fires: https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/08/21/northern-california-wildfires-how-to-help-fire-victims-and-fire-fighters/
Help Black trans women:
intransitive.org
https://marshap.org/
https://www.blacktranstravelfund.com/
http://www.tgijp.org/
Social Media:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlight/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/moony_reads
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moony
Email: moonyreadsbystarlight@gmail.com")
![RENT Readathon || September 2023 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Eg7YcY0LMx8/hqdefault.jpg "RENT Readathon || September 2023 [CC]
I am Bek (they/them) and I am here to talk about the RENT Readathon which I am co-hosting with @KathyTrithardt Be sure to check out her announcement video as well as both of our Instagrams!
#RentReadathon Files: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1d2DeLQj2qgPrn6INMh3LoWcjy2scqDQk?usp=sharing
Twitter:
Time Stamps:
01:29 Prompt Overview
03:09 Reading Sprints
Social Media, Etc.:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlight/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/moony_reads
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@moonystars93
StoryGraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/1ca70e9b-2813-4242-8860-0dbb635698f7
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moony
More: https://linktr.ee/moonyreads")
![Fall Book Haul [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/F-YSOA2lzQ8/hqdefault.jpg "Fall Book Haul [CC]
I am Bek (they/them) and these are the books that I got in September, October, and the first half of November. Some were bought, but there are several ARCs and some gifts. I have some nonfiction and YA fiction.
Ariels Post: https://www.instagram.com/p/CHRL6-yAHyx/
and video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoiaJpON8JI
Books Mentioned:
The Undocumented Americans by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio
Cemetery Boys by Aidien Thomas
Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Saalam
Stay Gold by Tobli McSmith
Smash It by Francina Simone
The Queer Advantage by Andrew Gelwicks
Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Giving Up Whiteness by Jeff James
We Were Eight Years In Power by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Important Links:
First Nations COVID Fund: https://www.firstnations.org/covid-19-emergency-response-fund/
Philippians Relief: https://redcross.org.ph/
-About: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-54759868
EndSARS: hhttps://endsars.carrd.co/
More on EndSARS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9m_W_BEmxI&ab_channel=BlackProseClub
BLM: https://supportblackwomen.carrd.co/
Help Black and trans people: intransitive.org
https://marshap.org/
https://www.blacktranstravelfund.com/
http://www.tgijp.org/
Social Media:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlight/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/moony_reads
StoryGraph: https://beta.thestorygraph.com/profile/1ca70e9b-2813-4242-8860-0dbb635698f7
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moony
Email: moonyreadsbystarlight@gmail.com")
![Used Book Haul || Niche Nonfiction, Queer Fiction, and Weird Thrift Finds [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/FYJtuhLGQTA/hqdefault.jpg "Used Book Haul || Niche Nonfiction, Queer Fiction, and Weird Thrift Finds [CC]
I am Bek (they/them) and these are some of the used books I accumulated over the past couple of weeks. Some were from BetterWorldBooks and ThriftBooks, but most of them were from local thrift stores.
Educate yourself, contact your representatives, and support Palestinians where you can: https://decolonizepalestine.com/
Help 🇵🇸 families: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1vtMLLOzuc6GpkFySyVtKQOY2j-Vvg0UsChMCFst_WLA/htmlview#
Social Media, Etc.:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlight/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/moony_reads
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@moonystars93
StoryGraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/1ca70e9b-2813-4242-8860-0dbb635698f7
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moony
More: https://linktr.ee/moonyreads")
![The Sapphic Book Tag [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/FmVM3ljuOvI/hqdefault.jpg "The Sapphic Book Tag [CC]
Im Bek (they/them) and I am here to talk about books that feature women who love women.
Original tag: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REMhaDzLKZQ
Questions/Prompts:
• CRIERS WAR - a book with the enemies to lovers trope
• THE SEVEN HUSBANDS OF EVELYN HUGO - a book about a celebrity (real or fictional)
• GIRLS OF PAPER AND FIRE - a book with Asian representation (character, world, etc)
• THESE WITCHES DONT BURN - a book with magic
• THIS IS HOW YOU LOSE THE TIME WAR - a book with star-crossed lovers
• WILDER GIRLS - a book youd take if you were stranded on a deserted island
• THE MISEDUCATION OF CAMERON POST - a book to screen (movie, show, etc) adaptation
• HOW TO MAKE A WISH - an upcoming release you wish you had right now
• THE PRIORY OF THE ORANGE TREE - the biggest book youve read
• SAWKILL GIRLS - a spooky book (doesnt need to be horror, just something you found scary/spooky)
• RECOMMEND A SAPPHIC BOOK
First Nations COVID Fund: https://www.firstnations.org/covid-19-emergency-response-fund/
Help Black trans women:
https://www.change.org/p/boris-johnson-more-protection-for-black-trans-women-uk?recruiter=false&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_initial&utm_term=psf_combo_share_abi&recruited_by_id=41cca640-cb4e-11ea-b9eb-3902259fcef6
https://www.change.org/p/ron-desantis-justice-for-bree-black?recruiter=1019320520&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_initial&recruited_by_id=5187f980-0890-11ea-90a5-83b14c36b2fa
intransitive.org
https://marshap.org/
https://www.blacktranstravelfund.com/
http://www.tgijp.org/
BLM links:
https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/
Social Media:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlight/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/moony_reads
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moony
Email: moonyreadsbystarlight@gmail.com")
![Recommending Banned Books [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/G1e63VBtIdI/hqdefault.jpg "Recommending Banned Books [CC]
I am Bek (they/them) and in this video, I am talking about banned books that I have enjoyed! I cover YA, middle grade, nonfiction, and some classics. And theres a bit of discussion about banned books in prisons.
ALA on Banned Books Week: https://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/banned
Books to Prisoners: https://www.bookstoprisoners.net/
Books to prisoners programs by state: https://prisonbookprogram.org/prisonbooknetwork/
Radical Hood Library: https://www.instagram.com/book.clubhq/?hl=en
Books Mentioned:
Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Fun Home by Alison Bechdel
Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander
Are Prisons Obsolete by Angela Davis
Freedom is a Constant Struggle by Angela Davis
Assata: An Autobiography by Assata Shakur
Important Links:
Stop Line 3: https://www.stopline3.org/
First Nations COVID Fund: https://www.firstnations.org/covid-19-emergency-response-fund/
BLM: https://supportblackwomen.carrd.co/
Help Black and trans people: intransitive.org
https://marshap.org/
https://www.blacktranstravelfund.com/
http://www.tgijp.org/
Social Media, Etc.:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlight/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/moony_reads
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@moonystars93
StoryGraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/1ca70e9b-2813-4242-8860-0dbb635698f7
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moony
Email: moonyreadsbystarlight@gmail.com
Wishlist: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/33TXZE3QFOTL3?ref wl_share")
![Recommending Books to Steven Universe Characters [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/G8YQHixbYe8/hqdefault.jpg "Recommending Books to Steven Universe Characters [CC]
I am Bek (they/them) and I am talking about books that I would recommend to/associate with characters from Steven Universe! Captions will be up soon! I forgot to change the publish date, so it came out before they were done
Time Stamps:
Steven: 02:23
Pearl: 06:15
Amythest: 08:30
Garnet: 09:55 (spoiler warning - 11:46-12:50)
Ruby: 15:01
Sapphire: 15:50
Connie: 19:28
Greg: 21:24
Rose Quartz: 23:27
Peridot: 25:22
Lapis Lazuli: 28:00
Outtakes and thoughts on SU Future: 31:32
Books Mentioned:
Beyond the Clouds: the Girl Who Fell from the Sky
Polysecure: Attachment, Trauma, and Consensual Non-monogamy by Jessica Fern
On a Sunbeam by Tillie Walden
Motor Crush
Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao
American Hippo duology by Sarah Gailey
The Thirty Names of Night by Zeyn Joukhdar
The Witch Boy by Molly Knox Ostertag
T**ny: Confessions of Punk Rocks Most Infamous Anarchist Sellout by Laura Jane Grace
The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green
How Poetry Can Change Your Heart by Andrea Gibson and Megan Falley
Feeld by Jos Charles
In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado
Important Links:
Stop Line 3: https://www.stopline3.org/
First Nations COVID Fund: https://www.firstnations.org/covid-19-emergency-response-fund/
BLM: https://supportblackwomen.carrd.co/
Help Black and trans people: intransitive.org
https://marshap.org/
https://www.blacktranstravelfund.com/
http://www.tgijp.org/
Social Media, Etc.:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlight/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/moony_reads
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@moonystars93
StoryGraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/1ca70e9b-2813-4242-8860-0dbb635698f7
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moony
Email: moonyreadsbystarlight@gmail.com
Wishlist: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/33TXZE3QFOTL3?ref wl_share")
![8 Great Books of 2020 || Poetry [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/GAdL4Bc2cyE/hqdefault.jpg "8 Great Books of 2020 || Poetry [CC]
My name is Bek (they/them) and these are a few of my favorite poetry books that I have read this year.
Books Mentioned:
How Poetry Can Change Your Heart by Andrea Gibson and Megan Falley
Bastards of the Reagan Era by Reginald Dwayne Betts
Felon by Reginald Dwayne Betts
A Question of Freedom by Reginald Dwayne Betts
The Black Condition Ft. Narcissus by jayy dodd
Soft in the Middle by Shelby Eileen
Tonguebreaker by Leah Lakshimi Peipzna-Samarasinha
Care Work by Leah Lakshimi Peipzna-Samarasinha
How to Cure a Ghost by Fariha Róisín
If Not Winter: Fragments of Sappho translated by Anne Carson
Dont Call Us Dead by Danez Smith
Homie by Danez Smith
Important Links:
First Nations COVID Fund: https://www.firstnations.org/covid-19-emergency-response-fund/
Philippians Relief: https://redcross.org.ph/
-About: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-54759868
EndSARS: hhttps://endsars.carrd.co/
More on EndSARS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9m_W_BEmxI&ab_channel=BlackProseClub
BLM: https://supportblackwomen.carrd.co/
Help Black and trans people: intransitive.org
https://marshap.org/
https://www.blacktranstravelfund.com/
http://www.tgijp.org/
Social Media:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlight/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/moony_reads
StoryGraph: https://beta.thestorygraph.com/profile/1ca70e9b-2813-4242-8860-0dbb635698f7
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moony
Email: moonyreadsbystarlight@gmail.com")
